Four Mavs Named to Summit League All-Academic Team
Dec 3, 2014 | Men's Soccer
OMAHA, Neb. – Senior Felipe da Silva, juniors Emir Alihodzic and Josh Christensen and sophomore Mark Moulton were selected to the 2014 Summit League All-Academic Team, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Omaha placed a league-high four selections on the team. Western Illinois was second with three and Eastern Illinois was the only other school with multiple selections. League champion Denver along with IUPUI and Oral Roberts each were represented on the squad.
To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team's competitions. The men's soccer all-league team is made up of the 12 student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
Felipe da Silva was a repeat selection from last season and earned second team all-league honors this season. Da Silva carries a 3.83 GPA and majors in business finance and investment. This season he scored three goals and earned one Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honor. Alihodzic, a second team all-league honoree, carries a 3.63 GPA majoring in speech communication. He appeared in every game and scored one goal this season. Christensen has a 3.41 GPA majoring in architectural engineering. He was 5-2-1 on the season with five shut-outs and earned one Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honor. Moulton, a first team all-league honoree, carries a perfect 4.0 GPA majoring in business. This season Moulton led the Mavericks with 10 assists and was twice named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week.
The Academic All-League team includes five seniors, four sophomores and three juniors. Of the 12 selections, seven have grade point averages of 3.75 or better, including two (Omaha's Moulton and Eastern Illinois' Smith) with a perfect 4.00 GPA.
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2014 MEN'S SOCCER ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
GPA |
Major |
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Omaha |
Jr. |
M |
3.63 |
Speech Communication |
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Charlie Bales |
Western Illinois |
Sr. |
D |
3.60 |
Communication |
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Will Butler |
Eastern Illinois |
Sr. |
D |
3.77 |
Psychology |
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Omaha |
Jr. |
GK |
3.41 |
Architectural Engineering |
|
|
Omaha |
Sr. |
D |
3.83 |
Business Finance and Investment |
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Yves Dietrich |
Western Illinois |
Sr. |
GK |
3.92 |
Psychology / German |
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Ben Fiddes |
Western Illinois |
So. |
D/M |
3.71 |
University Advising |
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Taylor Hunter |
Denver |
Sr. |
D |
3.92 |
Finance |
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Omaha |
So. |
M |
4.00 |
Business |
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Ben Ogedegbe |
IUPUI |
So. |
D |
3.77 |
Biology |
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Matthew Rogers |
Oral Roberts |
So. |
F |
3.62 |
Business |
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Nick Smith |
Eastern Illinois |
Jr. |
D |
4.00 |
Biology / Chemistry |
